PAT 2022 Ideas
« Previous step: Learner Declaration of Authenticity The 2022 CAT PAT topic for Matric learners was announced during the first week of the 1st term and the Grade 10 topic in…
Excel’s Subtotal feature
This is something that is tested almost every year in Grade 12 exam papers: the Subtotal command in the Outline group of the Data ribbon. It is a useful way…
Advanced Conditional Formatting in Microsoft Excel
Conditional Formatting commonly means applying a format to a cell based on the value in that same cell. This post covers two advanced Conditional Formatting scenarios. Scenario One OK, so…
Writing your PAT summaries
You must create a summary for each of your 10 (or more) sources. Summarise the web page, do not answer the question. Ensure that your summaries will enable you to…
How to add a Word watermark to one page only
Adding a watermark to a Word document is a simple process. By default, when you insert a watermark in a Word document, the watermark is inserted on all pages of…
Mastering Word’s Mail Merge
My “Golden Rule” for earning top marks in a Mail Merge assessment is simple: start with 2 files, finish with 3. In almost every assessment the format is the same:…
Creating TOTALS in Access queries
In Grade 12 one of the most advanced skills you will learn is how to aggregate data using a query. Quite honestly the hardest part about this type of Microsoft…
Creating your bibliography in Microsoft Word
« Previous step: Creating your sources You should already have created your three sources in the previous step, Creating your sources. You can technically insert your bibliography with no sources…
Your PAT Resource Material folder
Grade 10, 11 and 12 PAT’s must all include as much evidence of research (and planning) as possible. For this purpose, you must create a Research Material folder in your…
Capturing full source details for your PAT
« Previous step: Research Questions You are now required to record the full bibliographical details for 3 of the sources you have identified. Two of these sources must be websites…